In 1978 the membership of the Newcomers Club decided to create an award to honor an individual who had contributed service “above and beyond the call of duty”. The first recipient of this award and the inspiration for it was Carol Fields. Thus, the award became known as “The Carol Fields Award”. This honor is not intended to be given every year, but rather, when an individual is deemed to have earned it through several years of extraordinary service to the club.

The Carol Fields Award

Past Recipients of The Carol Fields Award

2005 Jeanne Engle

2006 Cynthia Bottomly

2008 Barbara Rappaport

2009 Brenda Bedi

2011 Sharon Kornberg

2012 Kathy Christy

2013 Nancy Grimm

2014 Jan Webster

2015 Barbara Meighan

This year the committee voted to award one of our members who has been very active in the club for the last several years. She attends Socializers, Bridge, and almost all General Meetings. Her smiling face and friendliness to others is apparent whenever you see her. She has served on the board for 5 years. She has always been willing to host meetings or activities at her home, has offered to carpool, or pick members up at their home. On the board, she has held various positions including Website Administrator and Directory Chair, Treasurer and Publisher.

As treasurer she spent countless hours ensuring that the monthly reports were accurate, was always prepared to answer any questions the board or membership had, and provided important information by tracking numbers from previous years. She also shared any of her concerns about the budget when necessary. But maybe her biggest accomplishment and contribution to Newcomers was her initiative and skills that first created the website for our club. The website has been a wonderful tool for the current members and has also brought many new members into the club. This was an important milestone in our Club’s history.

I’m sure that you all know who I am speaking about. I would like to present Barbara Meighan with the Carol Fields Award this year. Congratulations Barbara!!